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What You’ll Learn
Discuss the advantages or value of PowerVM edition’s features
Define micro-partitioning and shared processor LPARs
Discuss the benefits of simultaneous multithreading
Discuss and configure the Integrated Virtual Ethernet (IVE)
Install and configure the Virtual I/O Server
Configure virtual network devices, such as virtual Ethernet and shared Ethernet adapters
Configure virtual SCSI and virtual Fibre Channel storage adapters
Configure virtual SCSI target devices on a virtual SCSI adapter
Define file-backed storage pools and file-backed virtual optical devices
Identify single points of failure in virtualized environments
Configure multiple VIO servers for high availability
Configure advanced virtual networking options
Configure the shared Ethernet adapter failover feature
Configure advanced virtual SCSI options
Configure MPIO in a VIO server’s client partition
Manage the service events, configure call home, add, exchange FRUs, and discuss FSP failover
Perform PowerVM (VIOS) Maintenance
Who Needs to Attend
This advanced course is appropriate for System Administrators, Technical Support Personnel, and Business Partners responsible for implementing LPARs on IBM Power Systems with AIX servers.

Prerequisites
You should have advanced system administration experience with AIX 5.3 or later. This prerequisite may be met by attending one of the following courses:

Power Systems for AIX II: AIX Implementation and Administration (AN120) or Power Systems for AIX II: AIX Implementation and Administration (ILO) (AX120)
or you must have equivalent AIX and LPAR skills.
General TCP/IP knowledge is strongly recommended. This prerequisite may be met by attending TCPIP for AIX Administrators (AN210).

You are also expected to have logical partition administration skills on POWER6 or (later generations) of processor-based systems, which can be obtained by attending Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning (AN110).

Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning (AN11G)
Power Systems for AIX II: AIX Implementation and Administration (AN12G)
AIX Jumpstart for UNIX Professionals (AN14G)
Follow-On Courses
There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline
1. Introduction to Partitioning
2. Processor Virtualization
3. Integrated Virtual Ethernet
4. Virtual Ethernet
5a. Virtual I/O Server and Virtual Devices
5b. Virtual I/O Server and Virtual Devices
6. Virtual Network Configurations with Dual VIOS
7. Virtual SCSI Configurations with Dual VIOS
8. N_Port ID Virtualization
9. Migration from Physical to Virtual Storage
10. HMC Service Management.
11. PowerVM Advanced Systems Maintenance
Labs
Lab 1: Power System Documentation Overview
Lab 2: Processor Virtualization Configuration
Lab 3: Integrated Virtual Ethernet Configuration
Lab 4: Virtual Ethernet Adapter Configuration
Lab 5a: Virtual I/O Server and Client Partition Configuration
Lab 5b: Virtual I/O Server and Client Partition Configuration
Lab 6: Shared Ethernet Adapter Failover Setup
Lab 7: Dual VIO Servers Configuration with MPIO in the Client Partition
Lab 8. Virtual Fibre Channel Adapter Configuration
Lab 9: Manage Service Events
Lab 10: PowerVM System Maintenance
Lab 11: (Optional) File-backed Virtual Disk and Virtual Media Repository Configuration